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St Augustine's monastic conduit house in King's Park is a medieval water management structure associated with the extensive monastic complex of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury. Dating from the medieval period, the conduit house served the practical function of distributing water throughout the abbey precinct, reflecting the sophisticated hydraulic infrastructure that characterised major monastic establishments. The structure represents evidence of the engineering capability and organisational resources of one of England's most important early monasteries, founded in the late sixth century by Augustine of Canterbury. Its survival demonstrates the substantial investment medieval religious communities made in essential services such as water supply and sanitation.
St Augustine's monastic conduit house, King's Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014577. View the official record →
St Augustine's monastic conduit house in King's Park is a medieval water management structure associated with the extensive monastic complex of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014577.
St Augustine's monastic conduit house, King's Park is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014577.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow situated in the southern part of Iffin Wood, 100m east of New House Lane (5.1 km), Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street (5.2 km), Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Augustine's monastic conduit house, King's Park's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St Augustine's monastic conduit house, King's Park stands on Thanet Sand Formation, bedrock that formed in the Thanetian. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.